dessert knife

noun

a knife used during the dessert course, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner knife.

Origin of dessert knife

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby dessert knife

desquamative inflammatory vaginitis, dessalines, dessau, dessert, dessert fork, dessert knife, dessert wine, dessertspoon, dessertspoonful, dessiatine, destabilize

Example sentences from the Web for dessert knife

  • Ted lifted his brown eyes to hers, but she sat with eyes downcast, playing with her dessert-knife.

    Mammon and Co. |E. F. Benson

  • "Yes, I will go," I cried, seizing a dessert-knife which was on my bureau.

    The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete |Madame La Marquise De Montespan

  • His pipe not drawing, he was preparing to dig it with the point of a dessert-knife, when Doggie interposed hurriedly.

    The Rough Road |William John Locke

  • Brandishing his dessert-knife, he shouts, 'Avançons, mes amis!

    The History of "Punch" |M. H. Spielmann